EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Hyper Contender

EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Pilot Quest

We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Eileen Hollinger (Capybara Games) to discuss Pilot Quest, the 44th game in the UFO 50 collection. "The Campanella has crashed! Fix it by harvesting resources and exploring the wild zone." Next week: Mini & Max Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Collection of Mana https://mana.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/collection-of-mana [https://mana.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/collection-of-mana] Actraiser Renaissance https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_US/games/actraiser-renaissance [https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_US/games/actraiser-renaissance] Progress Quest http://progressquest.com/ [http://progressquest.com/] Candy Box II (Sequel to Candy Box) https://candybox2.github.io/candybox/ [https://candybox2.github.io/candybox/] Cow Clicker http://cowclicker.com/ [http://cowclicker.com/] A Dark Room https://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/ [https://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/] Cookie Clicker https://cookieclicker.com/ [https://cookieclicker.com/] Clicker Heroes https://www.clickerheroes.com/ [https://www.clickerheroes.com/] AdVenture Capitalist https://hyperhippo.com/games/adventure-capitalist/ [https://hyperhippo.com/games/adventure-capitalist/] Universal Paperclips https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/ [https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/] The Barnacle Goose Experiment https://everest-pipkin.com/barnacle-goose/ [https://everest-pipkin.com/barnacle-goose/] Banana https://store.steampowered.com/app/2923300/Banana/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2923300/Banana/] Neptune's Pride https://np.ironhelmet.com/#landing [https://np.ironhelmet.com/#landing] Game Dev Story https://store.steampowered.com/app/1847240/Game_Dev_Story/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1847240/Game_Dev_Story/] Knytt https://archive.org/details/Knytt/ [https://archive.org/details/Knytt/Knytt1.PNG] Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure https://www.gog.com/en/game/cosmos_cosmic_adventure [https://www.gog.com/en/game/cosmos_cosmic_adventure] GameMaker https://gamemaker.io/en [https://gamemaker.io/en] Edinburgh Festival Fringe https://www.edfringe.com/ [https://www.edfringe.com/] Mel McGlensey is NORMAL https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/mel-mcglensey-normal [https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/mel-mcglensey-normal] Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1 https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1 [https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1] Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 1 https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-super-mario-world-part-1 [https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-super-mario-world-part-1] https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow [https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow] http://discord.gg/eggplant [http://discord.gg/eggplant] https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow [https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow]

EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Elfazar's Hat

We're joined by Alfredo Barraza (Riot Games), Adam Dolin (God of War: Ragnarok), and Colin and Sarah Northway (Northway Games) to discuss Elfazar's Hat, the 43rd game in the UFO 50 collection. "Elfazar is hailed as a great magician, but his captive animals are ready to strike back!" Next week: Pilot Quest Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Pocky & Rocky Reshrined https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200580/Pocky__Rocky_Reshrined/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200580/Pocky__Rocky_Reshrined/] I Was a Teenage Exocolonist https://exocolonist.com/ [https://exocolonist.com/] Vancouver Game Garden https://vangamegarden.com/ [https://vangamegarden.com/] 99: Charting the Future with Sarah Northway (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist) https://eggplant.show/99-charting-the-future-with-sarah-northway-i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist [https://eggplant.show/99-charting-the-future-with-sarah-northway-i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist] https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow [https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow] http://discord.gg/eggplant [http://discord.gg/eggplant] https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow [https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow]

EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Night Manor

We're joined by Star St. Germain (Aconite), Madison Karrh (Birth), and Zach Aikman (Chuhai Labs) to discuss Night Manor, the 42nd game in the UFO 50 collection. "Trapped in a nightmare where you must use your wits to survive and escape!" Next week: Elfazar's Hat Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: Into the Depths: Caves of Qud (Sidequests Special) https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-caves-of-qud-sidequests-special [https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-caves-of-qud-sidequests-special] Clock Tower: Rewind (remaster of original Clock Tower release) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/] Déjà Vu: MacVentures Series https://store.steampowered.com/app/343820/Dj_Vu_MacVenture_Series/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/343820/Dj_Vu_MacVenture_Series/] The Uninvited: MacVenture Series https://store.steampowered.com/app/343810/The_Uninvited_MacVenture_Series/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/343810/The_Uninvited_MacVenture_Series/] Shadowgate (remake) https://store.steampowered.com/app/294440/Shadowgate/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/294440/Shadowgate/] Moida Mansion https://dukope.itch.io/moida-mansion [https://dukope.itch.io/moida-mansion] 31 Days of Halloween https://buttondown.com/31daysofhalloween/archive/31-days-of-halloween-october-1-5731/ [https://buttondown.com/31daysofhalloween/archive/31-days-of-halloween-october-1-5731/] Maniac Mansion https://www.gog.com/en/game/maniac_mansion [https://www.gog.com/en/game/maniac_mansion] King's Quest https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_1_2_3 [https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_1_2_3] The Legend of Kyrandia https://www.gog.com/en/game/legend_of_kyrandia [https://www.gog.com/en/game/legend_of_kyrandia] Putt Putt Goes to the Moon https://store.steampowered.com/app/294650/PuttPutt_Goes_to_the_Moon/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/294650/PuttPutt_Goes_to_the_Moon/] Blue Prince https://www.blueprincegame.com/ [https://www.blueprincegame.com/] Lorelei and the Laser Eyes https://annapurnainteractive.com/en/games/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes [https://annapurnainteractive.com/en/games/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes] Inscryption https://www.inscryption.com/ [https://www.inscryption.com/] Crow Country https://crowcountrygame.com/ [https://crowcountrygame.com/] Wild Blue https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921490/Wild_Blue/] Star on bsky https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social] Star on itch thisisstar.itch.io [http://thisisstar.itch.io/] Star's website https://www.thisisstar.com/ [https://www.thisisstar.com/] Birth https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889040/Birth/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889040/Birth/] https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow [https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow] http://discord.gg/eggplant [http://discord.gg/eggplant] https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow [https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow]

EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Lords of Diskonia

We're joined by Trent Kusters (League of Geeks), John Axon (Capybara Games), and Adam Dolin (God of War: Ragnarok) to discuss Lords of Diskonia, the 41st game in the UFO 50 collection. "War has come to Land of Disks, and the red and blue armies are on a collision course!" Next week: Night Manor Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: I Tried Cycling the Length of Japan: 3,000km and 27 Days on the Road | Long Way North https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpH8vt5WLV0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpH8vt5WLV0] Carrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrom [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrom] Crokinole https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole] How Tabletop Design Helped Shape 'UFO 50' https://gdcvault.com/play/1035154/How-Tabletop-Design-Helped-Shape [https://gdcvault.com/play/1035154/How-Tabletop-Design-Helped-Shape] JTolmar - Disks Rogue https://noisyowl.com/disksrogue/ [https://noisyowl.com/disksrogue/] Crossbows and Catapults https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2129/crossbows-and-catapults [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2129/crossbows-and-catapults] Catacombs (Third Edition) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195137/catacombs-third-edition [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195137/catacombs-third-edition] Beast Breaker https://vodeo.games/bb [https://vodeo.games/bb] Designing 'MARVEL SNAP' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjhsY2Zuo-c [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjhsY2Zuo-c] Into the Breach https://subsetgames.com/itb.html [https://subsetgames.com/itb.html] Air, Land, and Sea https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247367/air-land-and-sea [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247367/air-land-and-sea] Hot Streak https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak [https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak] BALL X PIT https://www.ballxpit.com/ [https://www.ballxpit.com/] Storytelling through Systems (requires GDC Vault membership) https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=storytelling+through+systems# [https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=storytelling+through+systems] https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow [https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow] http://discord.gg/eggplant [http://discord.gg/eggplant] https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow [https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow]

EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Grimstone

We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) to discuss Grimstone, the 40th game in the UFO 50 collection. "Praise Biggan, the four of you survived the saloon fire. But somethin' tells me this story's just gettin' started..." Next week: Lords of Diskonia Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster https://finalfantasypixelremaster.square-enix-games.com/en_US/ [https://finalfantasypixelremaster.square-enix-games.com/en_US/] SaGa Frontier Remastered https://saga-franchise.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/saga-frontier-remastered [https://saga-franchise.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/saga-frontier-remastered] Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake https://dragonquest.square-enix-games.com/games/en-us/dragon-quest-1-2-hd2d-remake/ [https://dragonquest.square-enix-games.com/games/en-us/dragon-quest-1-2-hd2d-remake/] Super Mario RPG https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-mario-rpg-switch/ [https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-mario-rpg-switch/] Undertale https://undertale.com/ [https://undertale.com/] Final Fantasy VIII Remastered https://www.square-enix-games.com/games/final-fantasy-viii-remastered [https://www.square-enix-games.com/games/final-fantasy-viii-remastered] Mother 3 https://mother3.fobby.net/ [https://mother3.fobby.net/] Final Fantasy VII https://finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com/en [https://finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com/en] Tales of Symphonia Remastered https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/tales-of/tales-of-symphonia-remastered [https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/tales-of/tales-of-symphonia-remastered] Hylics https://mason-lindroth.itch.io/hylics [https://mason-lindroth.itch.io/hylics] Huicholes: The Last Peyote Guardians https://vimeo.com/ondemand/huicholesfilm [https://vimeo.com/ondemand/huicholesfilm] The Road to Dragon Quest https://archive.org/details/road-to-dragon-quest [https://archive.org/details/road-to-dragon-quest] Space Funeral https://thecatamites.itch.io/space-funeral [https://thecatamites.itch.io/space-funeral] Yume Nikki https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/] The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tom-lin/the-thousand-crimes-of-ming-tsu/9780316542173/?lens=little-brown [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tom-lin/the-thousand-crimes-of-ming-tsu/9780316542173/?lens=little-brown] Game Maker's Notebook - XCOM Creator Julian Gollop Shares Game Design Tips , Dev Stories and More https://gamemakersnotebook.libsyn.com/xcom-creator-julian-gollop-shares-game-design-tips-dev-stories-and-more [https://gamemakersnotebook.libsyn.com/xcom-creator-julian-gollop-shares-game-design-tips-dev-stories-and-more] Stephanie's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/chouxsalad.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/chouxsalad.bsky.social] Patrick's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/alt254.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/alt254.bsky.social] Trent's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social] A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol II https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol-ii [https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol-ii] A Year of UFO 50 - Rock On! Island https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-rock-on-island [https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-rock-on-island] A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol [https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol] A Year of UFO 50 - Fist Hell https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-fist-hell [https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-fist-hell] A Year of UFO 50 - Vainger https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-vainger [https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-vainger] A Year of UFO 50 - Porgy https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-porgy [https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-porgy] A Year of UFO 50 - Bushido Ball https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-bushido-ball [https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-bushido-ball] Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1 https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1 [https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1] https://bsky.app/profile/eggplantshow.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/eggplantshow.bsky.social] https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow [https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow] http://discord.gg/eggplant [http://discord.gg/eggplant] https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow [https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow]